Offshore Renewables – Page 35
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NewsFloating turbines, but what about the substations?
A Basque consortium believes that the future of offshore wind power lies in the design of new floating offshore substations.
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NewsNorwegian hydrogen from wind pilot project progresses
Following a major investment in the project, Norwegian company TechnipFMC is moving ahead with a pilot project for the Deep Purple green hydrogen offshore energy system.
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NewsWave energy converter ready for testing
Testing will begin shortly on a new wave energy converter (WEC) that allows the conversion of wave motion into electricity and desalinated water.
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NewsOffshore turbine solution for call of nature
Workers at a Scottish offshore wind farm will soon be able to relieve themselves at convenience thanks to an investment in purpose-built windfarm toilets.
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NewsThree SOVs for Dogger Bank
Contracts have been awarded for the provision of three Service Operation Vessels for the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea.
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NewsTech opportunity for wave energy developers
Wave energy developers will soon have a new way to advance their technology with the development of a new project.
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NewsUK invests GB£95m in new offshore wind ports
Two new UK ports will be constructed to support the development of next-generation offshore wind projects with up to GB£95m investment.
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NewsHarnessing the power of the Atlantic
A new combined wind and wave generating project that is aimed at harnessing the enormous power potential of the Atlantic Ocean is planned.
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NewsAdriatic green energy hub proposed
An application for a permit to develop what is termed ‘a clean energy hub’ in the Adriatic Sea off the port of Ravenna has been submitted writes Dag Pike.
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NewsEU-backed project aims to create hybrid wave energy testing platform
In December last year, an international wave energy consortium launched the VALID project, a 5M€ EU-backed initiative focused on the development of a hybrid testing platform for ocean energy.
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NewsOcean energy resilient during COVID-19
Tidal and wave energy devices were installed in the UK, the Faroe Islands, Spain, the US and China in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsBreaking waves project helps turbine design
Two collaborative R&D projects are taking place that aim at better understanding and predicting breaking waves in order to optimise the design of offshore wind turbines.
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NewsCorpower moves closer to commercial scale demonstration
After securing a private placement of 9 MEUR, wave energy developer CorPower has extended its equity funding to 20.3 MEUR, for commercial scale demonstration.
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NewsDirect hydrogen production from turbines
Siemens Gamesa is partnering with sister company Siemens Energy to develop an offshore wind turbine system that will produce hydrogen for transfer ashore rather than sending the conventional electricity ashore via the grid network.
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News15mW turbines: the dawn of a new era
Danish wind turbine specialist company Vestas is developing a new wind turbine that will be the most powerful currently on offer in this fast developing market writes Dag Pike.
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NewsFloating wind project sets new records
The first and only offshore wind turbine installed in France has set new power generation and capacity factor records, strengthening the emerging offshore floating wind industry.
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NewsEU projects tackle barriers to wave energy development
Two EU-backed projects charged with furthering the development of wave energy systems along the Atlantic seaboard are making strong progress.
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NewsRenewable energy hybridization platform
A platform to enable hybridization of ocean based renewable energy production by combining wave, wind and PV is now available for project developers around the world.
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NewsFunding enables offshore wind project
UK government grant funding has enabled magnetic gear technology firm Magnomatics to work on a project that will de-risk technology required for the manufacture of large generators for offshore wind to the UK.
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NewsEEA grant for wave energy project
CorPower Ocean and OPS Composite Solutions are primed to deliver an ‘industry advancing’ wave energy project after securing close to €500,000 from EEA Grants.
